Runa Museum of Anthropology

Located on the corner of Av.Belgrano and Los Palenques street
Tel. 076-807169
Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6p.m.

This museum functions in a specially conditioned large old house with three roofed halls, two courtyards and a garden. Permanent and temporary exhibitions are held here on topics related to anthropology, art and the environment as applied to the valley and the region. This area has been inhabited for over 2,000 years, and the museum offers insight into the history and lifestyle of the first settlers, the arrival of Indians from the surrounding areas, the control exercised by the Incas, the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, the encomiendas, the Jesuits and the local farms. The meaning of menhirs is also analyzed, and there is an exhibition of archaeological pieces found in different regions of the Tafí Valley.

Tafí del Valle
This town lies 107km. away from the city of San Miguel de Tucumán on provincial route No. 307. Upon leaving the provincial capital one must take national route No. 38 up to its intersection with route No. 307. It is located 2,000m. above sea level and the entire valley harbors remnants of the cultures that inhabited the area since before 300 B. C. It owes its name to the Diaguita word "Taktillakta" that means "The town of the splendid entrance".